1994 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints

ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE PREMATURELY BROKEN, CAUSING ENGINE TO RISE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE HEAD GASKET CYLINDER IS LEAKING. YH

REPLACED DRIVER-SIDE BEARING-HUB ASSEMBLY ONCE AND PASS.- SIDE 3 TIMES IN 2 1/2 YEARS. ENGINE OVERHEATS VERY EASILY AND STALLS WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING/BRAKING, ETC. ABS BRAKES ARE NOT ENGAGING 3/4 OF THE TIME. REAR PASS.-SIDE LOCK WILL NOT ENGAGE AUTOMATICALLY.

COOLANT LEAKS CONSTANTLY.*AK.

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN, TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKS UP AND VEHICLE STALLS. *AK *ML

EXCESSIVE FRONT BRAKE PAD WEAR, REPLACED A MINIMUM OF 10 TIMES WITHIN 70,000 MILES ROTORS REPLACED ALSO - DRIVERS SEAT DOES NOT ALWAYS LOCK INTO PLACE SOMETIMES SLIDES FOR/BACKWARDS - HARD TO USE RELEASE BUTTON ON FRONT PASSENGER BELT NOW THE CASING FELL OFF - WIPERS AREN'T PLACED CORRECTLY HAS CHIPPED OFF PAINT ON HOOD - DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS HARD TO ROLL FEELS AS IF IT GETS OFF TRACK CAR GIVES SQUEKING/RATTLING SOUND WHILE DRIVING - BLACK METAL PARTS ON WIPERS HAS FADED TO BLOTCHY GRAY EARLY IN CARS LIFE - I HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS LIKE THESE IN ANY CAR I'VE OWNED, THEY ARE PREMATURE, ESPECIALLY THE EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR.

HEAD GASKET FAILED AND REPLACED 3 TIMES. *ET

VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING OVERHEATING DUE TO LOSS OF COOLANT LEAKAGE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER WAS AT THE STOP LIGHT. WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO AVOID ACCIDENTS CAR GOES INTO SKID ON DRY AND WET PAVEMENT. STEERING WHEEL WILL OCCASIONALLY TURN WHEN BRAKES LOCK UP. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM ZIMBRICK BUICK EAST. DRUMS HAVE BEEN CLEANED. DRUMS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED DUE TO WARPING. SHOES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN CLEANED. BRAKE PEDAL IS GOING ALL MOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE SLOWING CAR. PEDAL HAS SAME PULSING ACTION AS IT DID WHEN DRUMS WARPED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: )

I AM AWARE THAT THE '92 & '93 MODELS ARE COVERED FOR THE SAME ENGINE, SAME PROBLEM. SHOULDN'T THE '94 MODELS BE COVERED SINCE THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM? *AK

UPON START UP IN COLD WEATHER: WIPERS INOP, HEATER FAN INOP, AUTO DOOR LOCKS INOP, HEAD LAMPS INOP. AFTER 20 MIN WARM UP ALL SEEMS TO FUNCTION OKAY. START UP IN WARMER PART OF DAY THESE DISCREPANCIES DO NOT MATERIALIZE.

WHILE VEHICLE WAS HAVING AN OIL CHANGE, ETC. AT A REPAIR SHOP, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A LEAKAGES FROM HEAD GASKET. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FIRST STARTED IT WAS WINDING VERY SLOWLY AND THEN IT JUST CAME OFF. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WERE NOT ABLE TO HELP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH, TIMING CHAIN BROKE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THERE WASN'T ANY WARNING. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN & BECOME INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE PLASTIC PART THAT ROTATES THE TIMING CHAIN WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

GM WILL NOT EXTEND WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEY DO SO WITH 92/93 WITH SAME PROBLEM.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS GOING UP. CONSUMER STOPPED CAR, AND CALLED A TOW COMPANY. CONSUMER TOWED CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. DEALER SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE HEAD GASKET AND WATER PUMP BECAUSE ONE ENGINE HEAD CYLINDER BOLT BROKE. *AK

ENGINE GASKET PROBLEMS: THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 12, 000 MILES. ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT AT 30,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 57,000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

REPLACE HEAD GASKET 10/96, WATER PUMP AND HOSES 07/99 AND STILL LOOSES COOLANT

ERRATIC OPERATION OF ABS SYSTEM ; SOUND WOULD COME FROM THE WHEEL WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALSO, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WINDSHIELD LEAKS FROM THE AREA ABOVE THE REARVIEW MIRROR. WATER COLLECTS AND EVENTUALLY DRIPS ONTO THE GEARSHIFT.

HORN PAD AND INTERNAL ASSEMBLY FALL OFF OCCASIONALLY AND CONTINUE TO BE LOOSE. AWAITING NEXT DEFECT....

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DOESN'T UNLOCK WHEN POWER LOCK IS PRESSED. MUST BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED. OCCURS EVERY TIME THE DOOR IS ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK.

DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK AND FALL FORWARD WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY. VERY DANGEROUS.

PASSENGER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK AND FALLS FORWARD WHEN STOPPING SUDDENLY. VERY DANGEROUS

FAILURE OF ORIGNAL, AND 2 FOLLOWING ALTERNATORS.

WIPERS DO NOT WORK ON DELAY OR LOW SPEEDS. ONLY ON HIGH. WASHER WILL NOT SPRAY FLUID UNLESS WIPERS ARE ON HIGH. OCCASIONALLY WIPERS WILL WORK ON LOW OR DELAY, HOWEVER; THEY WILL STICK.

A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET.SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE UNLESS CONSUMER PICKS UP FULL COST FOR REPAIRS. *AK

SCREWS WERE MISSING FROM THE MOLDING RUNNING FROM THE DASHBOARD TO THE HEADLINER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. NLM

ABS FAILS EVERY TIME ACTIVATED, SYSTEM CYCLES SLOWLY, WITH UNCONTROLLABLE LOCK AND RELEASE OF WHEELS. THIS HAS OCCURED ON A FEW OCCASIONS. 1 OCCASION RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. ENGINE/VEHICLE VIBRATES HEAVILY WHEN IDLING IN GEAR. HAS DONE SO SINCE PURCHASE, BUT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HORN PAD HAS DISLOGED AND FALLEN BETWEEN STEERING WHEEL SPOKES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, NEARLY RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT LATCH DOES NOT RETAIN SEATBACK FROM TRAVELLING FORWARD. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY. SAFETY ISSUE. AIR CONDITIONER FAILED AFTER ABOUT 9 MONTHS, WITH NO PRIOR USE. AFTER REPAIR, IT FAILED AGAIN WITHIN 3 MONTHS.

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED UP. VEHICLE SKIDDED. VEHICLE WILL INCH UP, AND ABS OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

THE BRAKES WILL OCCASIONALLY LOCK AND THEN RELEASE. IT CAUSES THE CAR TO STOP FURTHER AHEAD THAN INTENDED. SOMETIMES IT CAUSES THE WHEELS TO DRAG. THE PROBLEM IS INTENSIFIED IN THE PRESENCE OF WATER OR SAND ON THE ROAD. IT MAKES ME FEEL WARY AND UNSAFE WHEN I OR MY DAUGHTER DRIVE THE CAR. I'M AFRAID THE CAR WILL NOT STOP WHEN I NEED IT TO THE *AK

VEHICLE DESIGNED WITHOUT DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. *YC

RISK PINS LOCATED IN THE ENGINE ARE CAUSING A LOUD NOISE AND A HESITATION IN THE ENGINE.HALF OF THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ON 10-14-96, BUT DEFECT HAS REOCCURRED.

HEAD GASKET RECALLED, AFTER REPAIR IT FAILED 2 MORE TIMES.

IN 1995 GM MADE SPECIAL POLICY FOR 1995 CAVALIER'S, FOR HEADGASKETS LEAKING. I OWN A 94 CAVALIER. MY CAVALIER HAS THE SAME ENGINE AS THE 95 CAVALIER. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFUSED TO SAY THAT THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS WITH HEADGASKETS LEAKING. I THEN CALLED 22 DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS ACROSS THE USA. TWO DEALERS SAID THAT THEY SEEN VERY LITTLE PROBLEMS WITH HEADGASKETS LEAKING. THE OTHER DEALERS SAID THAT THERE WERE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH HEADGASKETS LEAKING. THE INVOICE FROM MY REPAIR SAID THAT A NEW STYLE GASKET WAS INSTALLED. IT SEEMS THAT GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE GASKETS. I AM SURE THAT IF RECORDS FROM OTHER DEALERS WERE ASKED FOR, THAT IT WOULD SHOW MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE GASKETS FAILLING. THIS IS TO ALL CAVALIER'S FROM THE FIRST YEAR TO PRESENT. THANK YOU. *AK

ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROX 29,000 MILES, REPLACEMENT HEAD GASKET REPLACED AGAIN AT APPROX 51,000 MILES, DEALER WOULD NOT COVER FULL COST OF REPAIR DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. OFFERED 1/2 PRICE ON JOB. I ACCEPTED DUE TO FACT I HAD NOTHING ELSE TO DRIVE AND WOULD HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE ELSEWHERE. FEEL DEALER SHOULD HAVE COVERED ENTIRE COST. THEY TOLD ME PROBLEM WAS NOT UNCOMMON IN THESE "TYPES OF CARS".

THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT UN-BUCKLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARANTY. PLEASE HELP!

WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT APPROX. 35-40MPH, THE ABS BRAKES WOULD FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HORN ASSEMBLY. WHILE DRIVING THEIR HORN FELL OFF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE DEFECTS ARE DESCRIBED IN RECALL NUMBER 96I001000. *AK

DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE AND LOCK. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATES NO WARRANTY, REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COSTS. *AK

ABS SYSTEM WOULD ONLY LOCK UP ON REAR WHEEL. REPAIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, REAR BRAKES LOCK UP WHEN WEATHER GETS COLD. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER GETS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND TRIES TO START ENGINE, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE BATTERY IS DEAD. CONSUMER SAID HAD HAPPENED A FEW TIMES. PARKED VEHICLE ANY PLACE, AND STILL SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE THAT WON'T CRANK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

EMERGENCY BRAKE CONSTANLY GO OUT OF ALIGNMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE UNSTABLE WHEN PARKED ON ANY INCLINE.

ENGINE HAS A ROUGH IDLE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNTS EIGHT TIMES PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK

PROBLEM WITH BACK SEAT.

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE MOTOR TO BE INOPERATIVE, WHICH WILL PREVENT THE OCCUPANT FROM HAVING GOOD VISIBILITY. MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR 2 TIMES. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE HORN PAD, HOWEVER HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE REPAIR WORK, HORN PAD SEPARATES FROM VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL.

THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND UNLOCK WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE LOCKS MALFUNCTIONED AND DOORS DID NOT UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY AND WOULD NOT UNLOCK MANUALLY FROM INSIDE. WINDOW HAD TO BE LET DOWN AND KEY USED FROM OUTSIDE TO UNLOCK DOORS.

MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION.